Laws, Regulations & Policy Travel Agencies To Increase Competitive Advantage Via EOS CODE by GTP editing team 1 March 2012 by GTP editing team 1 March 2012 “Tour operators and travel agencies need to modernize their way of operation and provide high quality services and specialized products in a responsible and professional manner,” Yiorgos Telonis, president of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Travel Operators Thomas Cook Gives Greek Tourism Market A Scare by GTP editing team 1 January 2012 by GTP editing team 1 January 2012 Greece’s tourism industry recently expressed concerns in regards to the tremendous impact the near-bankruptcy of British tour operator Thomas Cook Group would have had on the Greek tourism market. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality TUI Sparks Panic With Drachma Warning To Greek Hoteliers by GTP editing team 1 December 2011 by GTP editing team 1 December 2011 “In recent months, one of the reasons we got into this situation was the misinformation and the fact that markets made reckless movements without taking data and results under consideration,” … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Deputy Minister Holds Talks With Russian Tour Operators by GTP editing team 1 September 2011 by GTP editing team 1 September 2011 Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister George Nikitiadis met with seven leading Russian tour operators last month and discussed further actions to boost the upward trend of Russian visits to Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Event News Amadeus Assists Travel Agents In “Online Arena” by GTP editing team 1 June 2011 by GTP editing team 1 June 2011 “Amadeus Hellas will continue to support travel professionals in every possible way in order to enable the success in their business efforts,” General Manager Amadeus Hellas Eva Karamanou told GTP … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Trade Associations - Gov Bogus Tour Guides Spotted On Crete by GTP editing team 1 June 2011 by GTP editing team 1 June 2011 In recent years the phenomenon of illegal tours organized by travel agencies has increased rapidly and essentially has abolished the tour guide profession, according to the Association of Professional Tour … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Travel Plan Puts Religious Tourism On The Agenda by GTP editing team 1 May 2011 by GTP editing team 1 May 2011 “We are committed to plan attractive tour packages of Byzantine travel for everyone,” Travel Plan’s managing director Giorgos Daskalakis said last month during the signing of a memorandum of understanding … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Greece In Trouble Over E.U. Travel Agent VAT Rules by GTP editing team 1 March 2011 by GTP editing team 1 March 2011 Greece is among the eight Member States that were referred to the European Union’s Court of Justice for failing to properly implement E.U. VAT rules for travel agents, the European … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Heronia Travel Joins “Strongest Companies In Greece” by GTP editing team 1 March 2011 by GTP editing team 1 March 2011 Heronia Travel S.A. announced last month that it has joined the “Strongest Companies of Greece” community, according to the rating score of ICAP Group. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Kavaliero Viajes Teams Up With Astra Airlines by GTP editing team 1 March 2011 by GTP editing team 1 March 2011 Kavaliero Viajes last month announced a deal with Astra Airlines for scheduled flights to Paphos, Cyprus, directly from Thessaloniki as of 4 March. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Hospitality Thomas Cook Upsets European Hoteliers by GTP editing team 1 December 2010 by GTP editing team 1 December 2010 The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels has joined forces with hotel associations in Europe in a fight against UK-based holiday company Thomas Cook as it has imposed a unilateral five percent … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Detto Travel Among The “Strongest Companies In Greece” by GTP editing team 1 November 2010 by GTP editing team 1 November 2010 Detto Travel has been included in the “Strongest Companies in Greece” community announced recently by ICAP Group. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Travel Operators Kiss Flights Goes Bankrupt by GTP editing team 1 September 2010 by GTP editing team 1 September 2010 British budget travel company Kiss Flights collapsed on 17 August due to bankruptcy and left some 13,000 travelers stranded abroad and another 60,000 to find new bookings. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Travel Operators Goldtrail Travel Company Collapses by GTP editing team 1 August 2010 by GTP editing team 1 August 2010 British travel company Goldtrail, which specializes in holidays to Greece and Turkey, collapsed financially last month, leaving thousands of holidaymakers stranded abroad and many more forced to change their holiday … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates GS Travel Thinks Inside The Box by GTP editing team 1 July 2010 by GTP editing team 1 July 2010 GS Travel last month announced its involvement with recreational tourism through a new passenger service titled “the BOX travel.” 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Danae Announces New Service by GTP editing team 1 June 2010 by GTP editing team 1 June 2010 Danae’s ambition is to continually add new products and services and provide them online in the most reliable and innovative way to cover the needs of visitors to Greece, according … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Acadimos Holidays In The Northern Suburbs by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 Acadimos Holidays travel agency last month opened its new branch in Nea Erythrea in the heart of the areas shopping center. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Surveys, Trends & Stats Greek Tourism Up Against “Cold” Winter by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2009 Foreign arrivals at Greek airports fell nine percent year-on-year in August while the number of foreign visitors in Greece dropped 8.5 percent in the first eight months of the year, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates BCD Travel Chooses Amadeus by GTP editing team 23 July 2009 by GTP editing team 23 July 2009 In an effort to enhance its value to clients, BCD Travel has selected Amadeus, the leading provider of technology to the travel and tourism industry, to deliver a single mid-office … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates ARGO Signs with Travelport by Nikos Krinis 1 February 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 February 2009 Greek travel agency ARGO Travel & Tourist Bureau recently signed a multi-year agreement with Travelport GDS, one of the world’s leading global distribution system providers, for its Worldspan product. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
